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Médias

Burundi : CEPID raises alarm about deteriorating working conditions for journalists

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 11, 2026 – The Center for the Promotion of Information and Development (CEPID) is sounding the alarm about the working conditions of journalists in the

Economy

Butanyerera : a swine erysipelas epidemic paralyzes the pig farming sector in the district of Kiremba

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, February 11, 2026 – A swine erysipelas epidemic has been affecting several areas of the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province, in the north of the

Governance

Bujumbura : FOMI fertilizer shortage, Bubanza farmers cry out for abandonment

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 11, 2026 – The distribution of FOMI (Industrial Organo-Mineral Fertilizers) organo-mineral fertilizers, organized on Wednesday in Bubanza district, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, is

Éducation

Nyankanda : a school semester sacrificed by teacher shortages and derisory salaries

SOS Médias Burundi Nyankanda, February 10, 2026 – The end of the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year at the Nyankanda refugee camp secondary school left a bitter taste

Society

Muyinga : over 270 Batwa families still without roofing sheets, a year after the government’s promise

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, February 10, 2026 – In the district of Muyinga, Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, more than 270 Batwa families have been waiting for over a year

DRC En

DRC : AFC-M23 completes the training of 7,532 commandos amid protracted conflict in the east

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, February 10, 2026 – On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the Congo River Alliance-M23 (AFC-M23), a rebel coalition active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), presented

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia) : refugees welcome the introduction of school meals

SOS Médias Burundi Meheba, February 10, 2026 – Since January, all primary schools in the Meheba camp in northwestern Zambia have been integrated into a school meal program funded by

Politic

Burunga : pupils forced to abandon school to serve political propaganda

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, February 9, 2026 – In Burunga province, southern Burundi, several pupils were prevented from attending classes last Saturday to welcome the First Lady, Angeline Ndayishimiye, who

Governance

Kirundo : the administration wants to sanction women alone in nightclubs

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, February 9, 2026 – A decision announced last Tuesday has sparked heated controversy in the Kirundo zone, in the district of the same name in Butanyerera

Economy

Photo of the week-Buhumuza : MP Shabani Nimubona at the heart of a seizure of nearly 4,000 liters of gasoline

A member of parliament from Buhumuza, in eastern Burundi, is implicated in a case involving the seizure of nearly 4,000 liters of gasoline by police in Cumba village, in the